7 COPD Healthy Eating Tips - Article Health

Catch your breath
If you have trouble breathing, daily activities—even eating a meal—can be a challenge.

Relax
Find the right atmosphere so you feel relaxed during meals. Whether this means eating with friends or family or eating alone, find out what works best for you.

Make it simple
If you find eating meals fatiguing, focus on easy-to-prepare meals.

Take your meds
If you use medication to improve your breathing, try to take them before eating; if you use oxygen, continue to use it during a meal.

Sit up
Whenever possible, don't recline when eating a meal.

Eat smaller meals, more often
"People who have emphysema do best if they eat several small meals a day, because the diaphragm is pressing on their stomach and they really can’t fill up their stomach," says Dr. Edelman.

Eat your biggest meal early
If you like to have a main meal during the day, eat it earlier in the day.

Don't skip breakfast
COPD can make breathing in the morning particularly difficult. But that's no excuse to skip breakfast.

Ban the bloat
Foods like broccoli, cabbage, and beans can cause gas, and fried and greasy foods can lead to bloating.

Slow down
Take your time while eating; it'll prevent you from becoming short of breath.



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